Property Record
13 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Allan C. Bates Building |
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| Other Name: | Hempe & Hunsader, Law Offices |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 50043 |
| Location (Address): | 13 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Additions: | C. 1976 |
| Survey Date: | 1988 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2019 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | North Main Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease) |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/22/1983 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Raze order approved by the SHPO on June 27, 2001. Demolished 12/16/2019. This two story building features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, an unspecified stone exterior, a metal trim and a flat shaped roof. The first floor facade was altered in about 1976 to its present smooth plywood and glass, with two steel decorative cast iron support posts. The second story facade is composed of the original stone block with one turret window and three double hung windows (two in turret). The facade wall is capped in the original wood cornices (1998). The structure was owned by A. Henry Hempe in 1982. The historically named Alan Bates building, which is in good condition, is architecturally significant in that it represents a type, period, or method of construction. It is historically significant in that it is associated with the development of a locality. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |